BHS student to compete for scholarship

Amber Gentz is one of several Colorado students who will travel to Washington, D.C. to compete for an academic scholarship. (Courtesy photo)

Brush High School sophomore Amber Gentz will soon experience many firsts when she takes her first plane ride, her first trip to Washington, D.C., and competes in her first prestigious academic competition.Gentz has been nominated for the National Academy of Future Physicians and Medical Scientists Award of Excellence, a program that recognizes students for their academic achievement, leadership potential and determination to serve in the field of medicine.The academy is an academic honors program with strict requirements and students must have a minimum of a 3.5 GPA to be eligible. Gentz would like to become an anesthesiologist one day.“I’ve always wanted to go into the medical field because I like taking care of people,” Gentz said. “At first I wanted to be an OB/GYN doctor, but then I decided I wanted to be an anesthesiologist.”As a result of the nomination, she will travel to Washington, D.C., where she will compete in the academy’s annual Congress of Future Medical Leaders, February 14-16.Gentz will join thousands of other nominated students from throughout the U.S. for three days of education and camaraderie as well as compete in an academic challenge for a full medical scholarship of up to $185,000 and two $10,000 scholarships. In addition to the students competing at the challenge, also in attendance to speak and act as mentors will be Nobel Prize winners in the field of medicine, prominent medical school deans and leaders in medicine and award-winning young inventors and scientists.

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The academy touts the event as “three once in a lifetime days of awe-inspiring motivation, excitement, friendship and education.” During the congress, the students will have the opportunity to view surgery and submit questions for the surgeon to answer in real time during the procedure.Gentz is the only student from the Brush area who will participate in the academy challenge and only one of several students to attend the congress from Colorado. The other Colorado students taking part are from Pueblo, Telluride and Burlington. The academy set up a Facebook page for the students to get to know each other before meeting at the challenge, and Gentz has taken advantage of it saying “I’ve already gotten to know some of the other students.”Gentz said she is a little nervous about flying for the first time but is excited to visit the nation’s capital. She is the daughter of Brandi McCabe and will be accompanied on the trip to Washington, D.C. by her grandmother and Brush resident Dina Savage.In addition to enjoying her academic studies, Gentz is involved in the Future Business Leaders of America, plays volleyball and is one of girls basketball team managers.For more information about the academy and its annual congress, visit http://www.futuredocs.com/

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